Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fail is a conservative political party in Ireland that was founded on 23 March 1926 by Eamon de Valera after a division within Sinn Fein, which refused to have a role in the government of the Irish Free State. The Fianna Fail party was right-wing, opposing Sinn Fein's shift towards leftist politics, and Fianna Fail's name means "Warriors of Ireland", referring to its republican views; it advocates the unification of Northern Ireland with the rest of Ireland. After the economic crisis of 2011, Fianna Fail lost popularity, and the centrist Fine Gael party would become the most powerful Irish party.